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Dec 2015
9:05am, 6 Dec 2015
3,347 posts
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clare1976
Lol oi! Hope the acquired vest wasn't too smelly!!
Cofton yesterday... Loved it :). Yes it was bloody windy which was so tough, but I felt much stronger than last months XC race and finished much higher up relatively. Had a bit of an energy bonk about half way round as I'd not eaten enough beforehand (1.30pm is a crap time to race!) - had made myself a nutribullet smoothie but left it in the car by accident! Still work to do to get my performances on a par with road racing, but I'm a novice at this. I felt much more confident in my spikes yesterday which helped no end.
Good to meet you stilldreaming, thanks for introducing yourself! Well done you too ndellar x
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Dec 2015
10:02am, 6 Dec 2015
3,178 posts
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ndellar
I think you'll get better still Clare, you definitely find more gains come just with XC experience. I agree its a rubbish time to race, I usually have a later brekkie and then something immediately after.
I've been picking people from the results / who I recognise to try and beat, yesterday I beat "Trentham Lady" for the first time and was right behind the cousin of one of my clubmates who is usually a fair bit higher up than me, so I think that counts as a good run. That wind was just insane.
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Dec 2015
10:35am, 6 Dec 2015
716 posts
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rhb
Before race yesterday I decided to swap my spikes from worn blunt to new 12mm. Could only get 3 done on each side the old ones that rusty - job for later to get them out!
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Dec 2015
11:20am, 6 Dec 2015
3,350 posts
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clare1976
rhb, I was advised to put vaseline in the spike sockets before attaching them to stop rusting.
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Dec 2015
11:24am, 6 Dec 2015
3,351 posts
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clare1976
That's great ndellar. I'm training myself that xc is not about actual pace but about positioning against others! I looked up those who finished just before / after me yesterday on the results from last month and they were all 1-2 mins faster than me at Newbold last month :). I also beat 2 girls from another local club who finished before me last time. From our club I was the same position in 4th but just behind 3rd this time rather than a couple of mins behind. Aim next month is to be 3rd or better from our club :). If I get stronger and plan my nutrition better then hopefully more gains to be had 
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Dec 2015
12:01pm, 6 Dec 2015
21,047 posts
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SPR
Cheltenham for Birmingham Div 1 yesterday. Longest run for about six weeks, was ok considering.
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Dec 2015
2:59pm, 6 Dec 2015
3,179 posts
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ndellar
Nice SPR, was it Pitville park? I remember that place being windy on a "not windy" day when we had an XC there a year or two ago.
Sound like you are really progressing Clare. I'm looking forward to the next fixture at Gloucester, are you doing the County/Midland/National champs too?
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Dec 2015
3:58pm, 6 Dec 2015
21,048 posts
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SPR
Yeah Pitville Park. It was gusty day yesterday. I like the course, it's harder than it looks.
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Dec 2015
7:48pm, 6 Dec 2015
717 posts
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rhb
Clare yup, my spikes are always greased when fitted. It's not removing & regreasing between races /seasons that makes them stuck!
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Dec 2015
9:20am, 7 Dec 2015
3,355 posts
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clare1976
ndellar, we are just putting in our team entries for the county champs at Warley Woods on 9th Jan which I see you are also down for :). Our club is new on the XC scene really - we dabbled in the Gloucester league about 8 years ago but I only did one fixture, which was Newbold, in road shoes (lol! No wonder it put me off!).
Last year I did a couple of the midland XC races but this year really keen to do them all. We still don't have the men in any of the leagues which is a shame - most of them don't seem interested which I know frustrates the few who are. Hopefully if some of them do the county champs on 9th they will get hooked!
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